Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-06

proving.
Miss LYDIA Jones, of Brooklyn,
visited friends at Gray and Audubon
last week, and attended the X. p.
ball. Her visit here made to rejoice
the heart of the Accumulation"
stage manager.
The Extra Journal will soon be
printed on new Campbell cylinder
press, the Campbell power hereto.
fore employed having proven too
slow. Mr.. Guernsey contemplates
other improvements in his office
material.
W. II. Whcatley, OF Brooklyn,
brother of ]. A. Wheatley, the pop
ular clerk at b. +. Howald's mann.
moth double store, was in town
several days last week and attended
the ball and banquet. He was &C
companied by S. B. Given.
John Chamberlain and his son, of
Hamlin, were pleasant callers at this
office Tuesday. The young gentle.
man has just recovered from typhoid
fever. He will remain in Audubon
for week or more the guest of his
sister, Mrs. 5. p. Rhoades.
The holidays are beyond recall,
and but one of Audubon's proies-
sional, marriageble young men has
passed through Hymen's portals to
the blisstul state. 1t is only remark
able because of the number of this
class who have been so badly LAGER.
ated by Cupid's dart.
The City Council has appointed
r. J. Hunter, late clerk, as town
assessor, vice q. II. Campbell, re.
signed. The appointment will
prove very satisfactory to the PEG.
pie. as Mr.. Hunter possesses good
Judgment, qualification ornamental
to one in that position.
Nightwatchman Frighor discov.
cred flame in the basement of the
Stuart House, Tuesday night, jus,
in time to save the building from de.
struction. Investigation proved that
the flame caught from u cigar stub
thrown carelessly down by some
unthoughtful person.
Supt. Hornberger returned from
Des Moincs Monday evening, and
school began Tuesday. The seven
departments are all in good running
order, and have good attendance.
The attendance OF non residents up.
on the high school is quite large, and
more pupils are expected soon.
Miss Mamie Rickard, of .Des
Moines, will remain in the city and
instruct a class in instrumental music.
A class of very satisfactory proper
ton has already been organized.
Miss Richard is highly accomplished
in her profession, and has happy
tact for impartins her knowledge to
others.
The town and township assessors
met in the auditors office Wednes-
day and agreed upon a schedule of
assessment in the different classes
subj ct to assessment. This will
save the board of supervisors not a
little work as a board OF cquaiza-
ton, and should be just as acceptable
to the property owners. 1t remains
for the assessors to adhere to the cs-
tablishcd rule.
Officers OF the M. E. Sunday
day school were elected last Sunday
tor the ensuing year, as follows: A.
II. Roberts, Superintendent; Mrs.
w. M. Graham, assistant; ID. c.
Abrams, Sec'y; Miss AIDA Cross,
assistant; Mrs. J. b. Harris, Treas
urer; Miss Sadie Yaggy, chorister;
Miss Jennie Dawson, organist; Miss
Lille OFT, assistant; Miss Mertie
Gleason, librarian; Miss Grace Burn
side, assistant.
w. N. Bates, general agent for
the Continental insurance company,
has been riding with local agent f..
M. Van Pelt for several weeks and
they have issued indemnity to a
good many property owners. Judge
Thornell has rendered Mr.. Van
Pelt the position Of reporter to his
court, but it has not been accepted
yet. He has served ten years in the
capacity of reporter, and is accred-
tied with extraordinary skill.
E. r. Darlington departed We'd
nesday evening for Ottawa, ILL.,,
where he will remain a few weeks
with old friends and then go to
Minneapolis to accept more lucra-
tive position there. Mr.. Darlington
leaves many warm friends here who
regret his departure. He was val
liable member Of social and amuse-
ment circles, and always gentle
man. We have not learned who
will succeed him as manager of the
Green Bay Lumber Company's
interests here.
Richard Owen, of this township,
made this Office pleasant call last
Saturday. Although he has by a
year survived mans allotment of
three score and ten he is hale and
hearty, and accomplishes tull days
work every day, without even so
much as advocating the eight hour
system. In the two years last past
he has alone planted, cultivated and
harvested fifty-three acres of corn,
and now has 5000 bushels in his
crib waiting for the best prices.
Such industry is seldom fonnd IN
one Of his years, and he is certainly
deserving of the highest prices the
markets may afford.
While in Des Moines last Month |
II. w. Hanna took occasion to COM
pare a brief which he had prepared
and which was printed in THE RE-
PUBLICAN job department with some
Of the work there presented from
other points, and pronounced the
comparison very favorable to our
work. He also had a conversation
with gentleman who is at the head
of large job office in the Capital